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Saturday, February 17, 2024
Author: Hannah Davies
Harlocap is back in action! The four-year-old Justify colt out of Breed First’s mare, Mezinka found himself in the winner’s circle once again last week. The dark bay returned to training with Steve Asmussen after some much needed rest and relaxation post his three-year-old year only to have a disappointing start in an allowance race in January. Needing a comeback, Harlocap was entered last Friday, February 16th in a one and one eighth mile allowance race at Oaklawn. Leaving the three post with ...
Friday, December 1, 2023

Dornoch is running in the Gr. 2 Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct on Saturday, December 2nd. The two-year-old Good Magic colt, bred by Grandview Equine, has had a very successful career so far. Finishing second in his career debut, and another close second in the Sapling Stakes, Dornoch was in it to win it in this third start last month at Keeneland. Breaking from post two, Dornoch set the pace for the one and one sixteenth mile maiden special weight, making his way to the rail and holding ...

Friday, November 17, 2023

                Today was a great day for a couple of Runnymede raised horses, starting from a win earlier in the day from Stolen Magic, the two year old colt by Good Magic out of Tapit mare, Glory. Stolen Magic was bred by Grandview Equine and was raised and sold by Runnymede in the 2022 Keeneland September Sale to Borealis Bloodstock for $37,000. The colt then went on to be consigned by Paul Sharp in the Fasig Tipton ...

Friday, August 11, 2023
Dream Warrior had her first win in an exciting maiden special weight at Presque Isle Downs yesterday, August 10th. The three-year-old daughter of Will Take Charge out of Scat Daddy mare, Dream to Dream, was bred by Runnymede Farm in partnership with Peter J. Callahan, Manlius Stables, and Bill Oppenheim. The chestnut filly who has some striking white markings was consigned in the 2021 Keeneland September sale for $87,000 and was sold to Vision Equine. The filly is now owned by ...
Friday, August 4, 2023
Author: Hannah Davies

This year we were fortunate enough to showcase two of our yearlings at the 2023 Saratoga Select Sale. Out of our foundation mare, Koala Queen, the dark bay colt by Mckinzie was one to watch. Runnymede is well known for it's mares and their familial connections. This mare is no exception. Half sister to Helena Bay (GB) (Johannesburg), and stakes winner Woodwin W and the graded stakes placed Las Venturas and Deep Sound. In that family is also stakes winner, Helena's Triomphe. Koala Queen is ...

Friday, July 28, 2023
Author: Hannah Davies
After a not having competition quite fast enough for his liking in the Preakness, we were hoping for more speed in the Haskell for Mage to be successful. Thankfully we got our wish! Javier Castellano was aboard for the one and one eighth mile Gr. 1 race. In less than peak racing condition, Mage showed up to Monmouth ready to win. He broke from the gate three wide early and settled off the pace, waiting to make his move. Once he was into the final turn, he rallied! Swinging four wide into the ...
Friday, July 14, 2023
Author: Hannah Davies

Prowling Tiger finished victoriously in his latest start at Delaware Park on Saturday, July 8th. The three year old colt by Kitten’s Joy out of Bizzy Caroline broke from post five with jockey Daniel Centeno as his rider for the eighth race on the card: a one and one sixteenth mile allowance race on the turf. After the start, Prowling Tiger found his way to the rail and stalked the two leaders by tracking the pace on the rail. The dark bay held this position, waiting for the right ...

Friday, July 7, 2023
Author: Hannah Davies
Bred by Breed First, the two year old son of Uncle Mo and Bodemeister mare, Mezinka, has had his first two recorded workouts this week since he was consigned at the OBS Two Year Old In Training Spring Sale this April. The colt, now named Arthur RNA’d at the Keeneland September sale last year. Breed First retained partial ownership and partnered with Lynwood Stables’ Gene Recio. Gene saw great promise in the colt and took him to Ocala to get him ready for the two year old sales. All of his hard ...
Monday, July 3, 2023
Author: Hannah Davies

Wilson Q impressed us all again on Sunday July 2nd, at Ellis Park! After winning his first start at Churchill in May, the two year old son of Constitution out of Speightstown mare, Margate Gardens was entered in the listed Bashford Manor Stakes by trainer Doug O’Neill. The bright red chestnut colt had jockey Reylu Gutierrez in the saddle and broke from the inside post for the six furlong trip on the dirt.  The pair bumped a rival at the start but advanced quickly between ...

Friday, June 30, 2023
Vega Star found himself in the winner’s circle at Lyon Parilly on Monday, June 26th!  The three-year-old colt by Lope de Vega out of With Your Spirit has been in training with Nicolas Clement since the start of his career in 2022. After finishing second in a handicap race in May, we were hoping the colt would be able to pull out a win for his tenth start and we were in luck! With jockey Stephane Pasquier, who was aboard the bay for his second place run in May, the colt broke from ...
Friday, June 23, 2023
Author: Hannah Davies
Sum Kinda Pretty, the five year old Summer Front mare out of Pretty B found herself in the winner’s circle at Belterra after finishing 3/4L ahead in a one mile starter allowance on June 22nd. The Sum Kinda Pretty was purchased for $25,000 at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock sale as a weanling in 2018 and sold for $120,000 to Steven Young at the September yearling sale the following year. Now owned and trained by Francisco Ramos, the bay has had five starts since the new year, ...
Friday, June 23, 2023
Bipartisanship had an extremely well-executed win in the President’s Cup Stakes at Parx on Sunday, June 18th. The five year old Bated Breath mare finished ahead of her competition by 2 and ¼ lengths. Jocky Jevian Toledo navigated the seven-horse field easily. The pair waited patiently for the room to make their move through a bit of traffic.  Once in the final turn, Toledo swung the mare wide surging past foes at the top of the stretch, pulling clear to home! A thrilling win for ...
Friday, June 16, 2023
Author: Hannah Davies

Royal Laughter was victorious at Canterbury Park on Saturday, June 10th for her second start. The one mile maiden special weight took place on the dirt and housed a field of seven. Jockey Daylor Berrios-Lopez was in the saddle as the filly made a good start from post one, racing in the two path around the first turn and staying in the middle of the pack but towards the inside until reaching the backstretch where the pair made a bid for the lead. Once in the final turn the filly ...

Monday, June 12, 2023

Breeder's Grandview Equine have had great success with their 2020 Good Magic offspring. Of course, Mage came from their Good Magic x Puca breeding and finished the 2023 Kentucky Derby victoriously, but the other son of Good Magic that was foaled here on the farm, was out of Tapit mare, Glory. Though he does not have a Derby Win, Escape Artist has had an extremely successful record since his second career debut at Santa Anita in December of ...

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

It came down to the wire, but Wonderfull Lady finished victoriously in the third race on the card at Churchill Downs on Monday, May 29th. The three year old filly by Almanzor (FR) out of Tender Night was purchased in part in the fall of 2022 by Runnymede Farm and Boston friends, Alternative Investment Strategies. Arriving from France in November, Wonderfull Lady took some time off before going into training with Brendan Walsh. After a few months of ...

Monday, May 22, 2023

Having a horse run on Preakness Day at Pimlico was very exciting for the As One Racing partnership, but having a horse finish third in a competitive Grade 3 race is even more exciting! Bipartisanship, the five year old Bated Breath mare out of Dream Wild had a great run in the Gallorette Stakes on Saturday May 20th. With jockey John Velazquez in the saddle, the mare broke from post six out of a field of seven for the one and one sixteenth mile trip around the turf. The mare left ...

Monday, May 22, 2023
This year’s Kentucky Derby winner took a crack at the Preakness this year but unfortunately it was not his race. Mage broke from post three for the one and one sixteenth mile trip around the turf with jockey Javier Castellano who was aboard the colt for his Derby win. Besides his first start at Gulfstream, it was probably his most successful break from the gate the young colt has had. The colt managed to stay near the pace the entire way around, but there was not enough speed from his foes to ...
Saturday, May 6, 2023

We are all absolutely overjoyed for our friends at Grandview Equine who bred this year’s 149th Kentucky Derby winner, Mage. The three-year-old colt by Good Magic out of Big Brown mare, Puca finished victoriously in the run for the roses on Saturday, May 6th at Churchill Downs. After breaking a step slowly from post eight, Mage avoided trouble between the large field of horses and shifted inward during the first furlong but settling toward the back of the pack in the two ...

Friday, May 5, 2023

     We are all hoping for some “magic” speed on Saturday for the three-year-old son of Good Magic out of Big Brown mare, Puca. Mage is breaking from post position eight for the 149th Run for the Roses. Multiple graded stakes winning and hall of fame jockey Javier Castellano will be in the saddle for the one and one quarter-mile race.  Castellano has a long working relationship with trainer Gustavo Delgado. Delgado noted, “Javier knows the horse and has the ...

Friday, April 28, 2023

Breed First, LLC, managed by Runnymede Farm, had an incredibly successful day at the Ocala Breeders Two Years Old In Training Spring Sale yesterday, April 27th. Consigned by Gene Recio, Hip # 682, the son of  2010 Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner; Uncle Mo, went through the ring yesterday with a hammer price of $675,000. The two year old is out of Bodemeister mare Mezinka. The colt was consigned by Runnymede Farm in the 2022 Keeneland September sale ...

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Author: Hannah Davies

Trainer Steven Asmussen and owners have proved that they have not given up on our very own Harlocap, bred by Breed First. The three year old colt by Justify out of Mezinka is entered to run in the $ 1.25 million Arkansas Derby (Gr. 1) at Oaklawn Park on Saturday, April 1st. This is the 33rd official prep race on the road to the Kentucky Derby 2023 and the final one being held at Oaklawn Park. The one and one eighth mile race drew a field of eleven three year olds all ...

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Author: Hannah Davies

Mage, the three year old colt by Good Magic out of Big Brown mare, Puca, is entered to run in the Gr. 1 Curlin Florida Derby on Saturday, April 1st. Positions were drawn on Saturday, and 12 horses were places on the card. This is said to be the largest field this race has had since Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, Big Brown won in 2008. Mage's trainer, Gustavo Delgado, said he expected half of the actual field size when they entered the colt. Mage ...

Thursday, March 23, 2023

The newest addition to As One Racing 1 Stables, Bolivie (IRE) is entered to run in the Bourbonette Oaks on Saturday, March 25th at Turfway Park. As One Racing 1, LLC is a new racing partnership based off of diversity and inclusion. Two of the co-founders are Runnymede's own CEO, Brutus J. Clay, and President Romain Malhouitre. As One Racing 1, LLC purchased shares in Bolivie from long time partner and friend of Runnymede, Haras d'Etreham, who retained ...

Saturday, March 11, 2023
Icarus, the four-year-old gelding by Arrogate out of Light The Sky found himself in the winner's circle yet again after a close race on Saturday at Oaklawn. Ridden by jockey Francisco Arrieta, the grey gelding broke from the outside post in a field of eight for the one and one eighth mile trip on the dirt. Icarus fell to the back of the pack on the inside after the break, void of speed. It was not until the second turn that he really began to advance. ...
Friday, March 10, 2023

Gunning found herself in the winner’s circle yet again! The four-year-old daughter of Gun Runner out of Grandview Equine’s Big Brown mare, Puca, won a $104,000 allowance race for trainer Kenny McPeek at Oaklawn Park yesterday, March 9th. Breaking from post seven, Gunning, ridden by Francisco Arrieta, found herself in the four spots, just off the pace. The pair advanced forward, going three wide to challenge the leaders late in the urn, staying ...

Monday, February 6, 2023

The three-year-old colt by leading top sire, Gun Runner had a very impressive win on Sunday, February 5th in Dubai. Sharar broke his maiden in his fourth career start at Meydan race track in the third race of the day; a one-mile three-year-old handicap race taking place on the turf. Breaking from post seven wearing cloth thirteen, Sharar found himself in a good position early on, putting himself ahead of the pack and was able to move toward the rail. Coming up on the first turn, in ...

Monday, January 30, 2023
Author: Hannah Davies

 The three-year-old Good Magic colt out of Puca, bred by Grandview Equine, impressed with a flashy victory for his career debut in a seven-furlong maiden special weight on January 28th at Gulfstream Park on Pegasus Day! Mage was consigned by Runnymede Farm at the Keeneland September sale in 2021, and was sold to New Team for $235,000. He then went on to be sold at the Fasig Tipton Midlantic Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale last year. Consigned by Sequel Bloodstock, the chestnut colt ...

Sunday, January 22, 2023

Harlocap, bred by Breed First, LLC broke his maiden by 4 1/2 lengths on Sunday afternoon at Santa Anita Park. The three year old dark bay colt is by Justify out of Mezinka, a Bodemeister mare. The Bob Baffert trainee went straight to the front of the line in the 1 1/16 mile dirt race to set an easy pace up front in his third start. The precocious colt refused to succumb to any pressure his opponents in the field gave him and was not asked for more by jockey John Valazquez until nearing the ...

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Solidarity, the three-year-old filly by Quality Road out of Afleet Alex mare, Bizzy Caroline, finished in second place by three lengths on Tuesday, October 18th at Presque Isle Downs. Having three other starts under her belt, Solidarity broke from post four out of a field of six with jockey Pablo Morales in the saddle for the one mile and seventy-yard maiden special weight on the all-weather track. The filly was never far from winner Juliette Falls, moving up two and three wide through the ...

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Newly purchased Wonderfull Lady, a two year old Almanzor filly out of Tender Night won her second start on  August 25th at Deauville in the second race of the day. Wonderfull Lady was purchased in partnership with our friend and partner Maurice Lagasse as well as our partners in Boston, Alternative Investment Strategies. The bay daughter of Almanzor finished second in her career debut at Saint-Cloud (FR) in July, finishing a neck behind her opponent. 

In her ...